Toto Wolff had to admit Max Verstappen is "just on a different level" to his Formula 1 peers as he paid tribute to the job done by his team's rivals Red Bull.
Verstappen tops the drivers' standings so far this season and looks to be dead on course for a third-straight F1 title success. And his Red Bull team will take some stopping as they romp towards the constructors' championship crown once again.
Mercedes know a thing or two about what it takes to launch a dynasty, having won eight in a row between 2014 and 2021. But memories of that run are fading these days with the Silver Arrows no longer as competitive as they would like.